Show #6909 2014-10-02 (taped 2014-07-29) Regular

Contestants

Kate Horowitz — a science writer from Washington, D.C.

Shawn Choe — an attorney from New York, New York

Josh Hager — an archivist from Raleigh, North Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Josh	$2,200	$5,800	$6,600	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$6,600 16 R, 4 W
Shawn	$4,000	$7,400	$10,200	$7,200 New champion: $7,200	$10,200 19 R, 4 W
Kate	$800	$600	$6,200	$6,000 2nd place: $2,000	$5,800 10 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

ATLANTIC CITY	KEEPING SAFE	NFL THURSDAY: THE STARTING LINEUP	PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM	"IN" THE DICTIONARY	NAME THE FAITH
$200 [16] Trump Taj Mahal allows side bets called "fire bets" that are placed before the new shooter first rolls in this game craps Shawn	$200 [26] 1960s New York gov. Nelson Rockefeller pushed for $100 million to build these 2-word post-apocalyptic items for the public bomb shelters (or fallout shelters) Josh	$200 [1] He's seenherein his playing days during his 14-year NFLcareer with the Giants Phil Simms Josh	$200 [6] There are now 8 planets, including this many "inner" ones whose orbits lie inside the asteroid belt four Shawn	$200 [11] It's any of various small mammals that feed mainly on bugs insectivores Shawn	$200 [21] The Shema, recited morning & night Judaism Kate
$400 [17] Find Gobstoppers or a golden ticket on the Bally's slot machine named for this Roald Dahl guy Willy Wonka Kate	$400 [27] The U.S. fire admin. wants you to know that 3/4 of fire injuries occur in residences, most of those in this room kitchen Kate	$400 [2] His five years with the Cowboys included a Super Bowl title andhewas named "All-Decade" at both cornerback and punt returner Deion Sanders Josh	$400 [7] It's the only planet not named for a Greek or Roman god Earth Shawn	$400 [12] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) When salt & pepper are added to water & shaken, the salt seemingly disappears, while the pepper remains, because pepper is this 9-letter word in water insoluble Josh Shawn	$400 [22] The Church of Norway Lutheran
$800 [19] If you've got the "juice", play slots in this casino's high-stakes Palm Cove section Tropicana Josh	$600 [28] The NRA says before cleaning your gun, make totally sure that it is this; you'd be surprised how many don't unloaded Shawn	$600 [3] This Harvard graduate and Emmy winner was also named "Best Studio Host of the Decade" for 2001 to 2010 James Brown Josh	$600 [8] It always rises or sets within 2 hours of its buddy the Sun, so it's never observable in full darkness Mercury Josh Shawn	$600 [13] This color ranges from a deep violet blue to a dark grayish blue indigo Shawn	$600 [23] Speaking in tongues (it's named for a festival) Pentecostalism Shawn
$1,000 [20] Borgata's poker room has a jackpot for one of these alliterative outcomes, like when your 4 10s loses to 4 aces bad beat Shawn	$800 [29] Known for its bulletproof vest capabilities, this DuPont product is also found in Goodyear tires & Droid Razr phones Kevlar Josh	$800 [4] Heplayed for the Browns and Eagles before turningcoachand winning a Super Bowl with the Steelers (Bill) Cowher Josh	$800 [9] The second-largest, it's also the least dense & would float in water Saturn Shawn	$800 [14] Don't spread it around, but grippe is an old name for this influenza Kate	$800 [24] The learned class called ulama Islam Josh
DD $1,200 [18] It's fitting that this Atlantic City casino comps with its 24 Karat Club Golden Nugget Kate	$1,000 [30] Even with mirrors adjusted right, another car can sneak into this, so some vehicles have a special monitor for it blind spot Shawn	$1,000 [5] Heended his career with Atlanta in 2013 as the NFL's all-time leader in catches by a tight end Tony Gonzalez Josh	$1,000 [10] John Herschel, son of William, contributed to the discovery of this planet decades after his father's death Neptune Josh Shawn	$1,000 [15] A small hospital or dispensary infirmary Shawn	$1,000 [25] St. Gregory Palamas Greek Orthodox Josh

Double Jeopardy! Round

ATLANTIC CITIES	2-SYLLABLE WORDS	AUTHORS	AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARIES	WORKING ON THE RAILROAD	THE CINEMA OF STEVE McQUEEN
$400 [8] This city had Brazil's first Sambadrome, home to dancers strutting their stuff during each year's Carnival Rio de Janeiro Kate	$400 [1] Our 5-day this, a prediction of the future? You'll be sad for 5 days if you don't ring in now forecast Shawn	$400 [6] He had planned a 10-volume series featuring Mikael Blomkvist & Lisbeth Salander but died after completing only 3 Stieg Larsson Josh	DD $200 [17] Unemployed when the revolution began, he was hired to outfit the frigate Alfred John Paul Jones Kate	$400 [20] As the name suggests, this "man" originally worked on the railroad stopping cars brakeman Josh	$400 [25] The first Steve McQueen played a P.O.W. in this 1963 film in which he led the Nazis on a motorcycle chase The Great Escape Josh
$800 [9] A statue of Leif Eriksson, a gift from the U.S., stands in front of Hallgrimskirkja church in this capital Reykjavik Kate	$800 [2] Eye see it's another term for student pupil Josh	$800 [7] This author of a fantasy series set in the land of Westeros was a conscientious objector during Vietnam (George) Martin Shawn	$400 [14] Dr. Joseph Warren, a Massachusetts statesman, was one of the first to die in the war, in this June 17, 1775 battle The Battle of Bunker Hill Josh Shawn	$800 [21] These perpendicular planks support & keep the rails apart at a uniform distance (cross)ties Kate	$800 [27] The second Steve McQueen directed Chiwetel Ejiofor in this harrowing 2013 film set in the old south 12 Years a Slave Shawn
$1,600 [12] Colorful shops linefront street in Hamilton, capital of this British territory off the east coast of the United States Bermuda Shawn	$1,200 [3] The Constitution says treason means giving our enemies "aid and" this comfort Shawn	$1,200 [11] English poet Matthew Arnold was the great-uncle of this author of "Brave New World" (Aldous) Huxley Shawn	$800 [15] A Massachusetts governor called this son of a Boston brewer the "chief incendiary" of the revolution Samuel Adams Josh	$1,200 [22] A go-devil is another word for one of these human-powered railroad trolleys handcars	—
$2,000 [13] This Senegalese capital is the westernmost city of the African mainland Dakar Shawn	$1,600 [4] Visible exhalations like steam, or an olden medically imprecise depressed condition vapors Shawn Kate	$1,600 [18] "The transcendent simplicity and energy of the highest law" is mentioned in his essay "The Over-Soul" Ralph Waldo Emerson	$1,200 [16] In 1776 Silas Deane became our first foreign diplomat when Congress sent him to this nation to procure much-needed aid France Kate	$1,600 [23] Each year, enough fertilizer to spread over all Kansas is hauled by the BNSF, short for Burlington Northern & this Santa Fe Josh	—
DD $3,000 [10] This South African city is often called "the mother city" because it was the first place in the nation settled by Europeans Cape Town Kate	$2,000 [5] They're "nuts" in China--& in the U.S., where we grow the Brewster variety lychees	$2,000 [19] "Pale Fire", a reference to moonlight in "Timon of Athens", is the title of a 1962 novel by this Russian-born man Vladimir Nabokov Kate	$2,000 [26] In 1780 he fought the British in skirmishes at Tearcoat Swamp & Georgetown in South Carolina Francis Marion	$2,000 [24] Long associated with the riding-the-rails hobo lifestyle, he's the legend heard here Boxcar Willie	—

Final Jeopardy!

2014 NEWSMAKERS

Both making news in June, these 2 Davids with similar last names are LeBron's new coach & Eric Cantor's conqueror

David Blatt & David Brat

Kate "Who are David Smith + David Jones?" — wagered $200

Josh "Who are DavidJohnsonMcNeil & David MacNe" — wagered $6,600

Shawn "Who are" — wagered $3,000

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